A border militia bill will empower officers to “arrest, detain, and deter individuals crossing the border illegally including with the use of non-deadly force.”
With a rash of legislation unveiled at the bill filing deadline last Friday, Texas Republicans are escalating their brazen scheme to challenge the federal government’s authority on border security and immigration enforcement—and empower states’ rights on this front.
The special unit, to be housed within the Texas Department of Public Safety and run by a gubernatorial appointee, could hire a militia-style cadre of officers empowered to enforce these laws—with immunity from any civil or criminal liability. The bill also states that the unit could employ private citizens “to participate in unit operations and functions” who could be deputized with arresting authority if “trained and specifically authorized by the governor.
In a tweet, Schaefer said, “The Texas Border Protection Unit will be an organization of professional men and women hired/trained under the authority of the Dept of Public Safety to protect Texans. Many will be licensed peace officers, others trained and specifically authorized by the Governor to make lawful arrests. Exactly as the Nat’l Guard & DPS operate now under Operation Lone Star.
that is Operation Lone Star. But they’re also promoting the hired hands that would come with HB 20’s Border Protection Unit as both a cheaper alternative and a way to bring weary troops home from the frontlines of the border warzone. Recall how well this worked with the Blackwater mercenaries brought in to finish the job in Iraq.
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